Muskauer Faltenbogen is one of 169 areas of the world that have been granted the status of UNESCO Global Geopark. This title was awarded in 2015 to recongnise its to exceptional geological sites and landscapes of international importance. Muskauer Faltenbogen represents a younger period of the Earth‘s history in the worldwide geopark network,
especially the Ice Age and the extraordinary history of mining and industry, which shaped this German-Polish territory into a unique cultural landscape.
All geolocalities in the Muskauer Faltenbogen park
Räderschnitza valley
Fast-flowing streamlet in the interior of the Muskauer Faltenbogen
Lanka meltwater valley and the devil’s stone
Largest erratic in the geopark, granite, cultic site, Slavs, devil’s stone
Neiße terraces – Jerischke
Neiße Water Gap, Quaternary, river terraces, meander, Oder-Neiße Cycle Path
Nochten dune field
Nochten, dune field, parabolic dunes, aeolian sands, Hermannsdorf cycle path, Findlingspark, opencast mine